My way of living & thinking about the environment in everyday life carries through to my traveling.
Healthy, clean & light!
Traveling to another country, or state for that matter, I am a visitor. In doing so, I try to be the most respectful visitor I can be. Small footprint (hard with a size 10 shoe!), respect the rules, be conservative, and eco-savvy. Making choices shows your desire to take better care of our planet.
Breaking down the list one item at a time:
- Stay close to home.
- Go places that are less travelled – also outside high tourist seasons.
- Take a pledge to keep the place as you found it. LEAVE NO TRACE.
- Public transport or bicycles.
- Stainless water bottles, straws & bamboo cutlery.
- Micro towels & washcloths stay cleaner longer & dry faster.
- Try a Homestay for farm to table goodness.
- Give back to communities.
- Buy local —> support the small businesses.
- Respect the boundaries, tread lightly, appreciate history from afar.
- Bring a reusable shopping / produce / lunch bags.
- Buy smaller meals to avoid leftovers.
- Reuse towels, turn off lights & AC during a hotel stay.
- Skip using hotel toiletries or save them to gift to homeless to avoid them being thrown away
- Save water with short or fewer showers.
- Scrape containers; Use a toothpaste squeezer to get the most out of the tube.
- Silicone sandwich bags are reusable.
- Bring snacks to avoid excess packaging due to impulse buys.
- Buy clothes at your destination and donate to locals before you leave. Saves space in your luggage.
- Purchase durable products that last longer.
- Look for products that promote fair wages/fair labor & are certified organic.
Respect & conserve the world
Consume less, reuse more.
Wool balls instead of dryer sheets.
Reuse shipping materials for wrapping paper & packing for moves.
Re-using bubble mailers. Great for packing frames when moving.
Save good boxes to repurpose.
Essential oils in water in a spray bottle to freshen beds & couches, instead of toxic fabric sprays.
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